CoverCount, compared

The same three reasons, against every competitor.

Different competitors get you with different things — OpenTable's per-cover fee, Tock's prepayment cut, Eat.app's cover cap. CoverCount's pitch against all of them is the same: flat per-venue pricing, zero cut of your deposits or tickets, no contract you can't walk away from.

No per-cover fees, ever
A great Saturday shouldn't come with a bigger bill. One flat monthly price per venue.
No cut of your prepayments
Tasting menus, ticketed events, deposits — funds settle to your account in full.
No annual contract you can't end
Cancel renewal anytime through your account. Click cancel, confirm, done.

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Each comparison page does the math on a real cover volume, walks the feature list side by side, and gives you the questions to ask before switching.

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OpenTable

The big one. SaaS rate plus a per-cover fee plus 2% on experiences. On a 1,000-cover month, Core is ~$1,300 / mo all-in — not the $299 list price most operators quote.

  • · Full cost-of-ownership math
  • · "But what about the network?" answered honestly
  • · Renewal-year price-shock context

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Tock & Resy

The Amex-owned twins. Tock takes 2–3% of every deposit and ticket; Resy uses cover fees on select channels. On a $50K / mo tasting and event revenue, that's $1,000–$1,500 / month going to Amex.

  • · Prepayment-cut math at $30K and $50K / mo
  • · Cancellation behavior compared
  • · Wine vertical positioning

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Eat.app

The budget end. Cover caps on lower tiers (300 / month on their Starter), à-la-carte add-ons across the lower tiers. CoverCount Starter is $30 cheaper than Eat.app Essential, with no cap.

  • · All five Eat.app tiers compared
  • · Bundled vs. add-on feature delivery
  • · The WhatsApp question, answered honestly

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What to ask

Four questions to bring to any reservation-platform sales call.

What does a 1,000-cover month actually cost, all-in?
SaaS + per-cover + per-prepayment cut + any add-ons. The headline list price almost never matches the bill.
What percentage of my deposits and tickets do you take?
If the answer is anything other than zero, ask what changes that. Usually only the top tier does.
How do I cancel? Self-serve, or do I call?
If cancellation requires a phone call, ask what the average call length is. The answer will surprise you.
Can I export my guests, with their tags and visit history, the day I leave?
A "yes" with friction is a soft no. A "yes" with a CSV in your hand the same day is a real yes.

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